How Magicians Think: Misdirection, Deception, and Why Magic Matters
By: Joshua Jay
4.13
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
There’s a saying: The door to magic is closed, but it’s not locked. In How Magicians Think, profess…
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1. Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind
By: Alex Stone
3.72
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the back rooms of New York City’s age-old magic societies to cutting-edge psychology labs, thr… read more
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- history
- magic
- psychology
- nonfiction
- audiobook
2. The Sagan Diary (Old Man's War, #2.5)
By: John Scalzi
3.33
Format: 100 pages, Hardcover
Fans of John Scalzi's "Old Man" universe, prepare yourselves: there's a long new story in that univ… read more
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"I do not mind when you tell me what you want and put that first instead of last."-John Scalzi, The Sagan Diary (Old Man's War, #2.5)
"You would rather face a life without me than to have me choose a life I would not choose for myself."-John Scalzi, The Sagan Diary (Old Man's War, #2.5)
"Fear is a scavenger who feeds on the future; on what may be and what is possible, extending down the line of our lives."-John Scalzi, The Sagan Diary (Old Man's War, #2.5)
"Fear sits and smiles and is predatory, immobile and silent and serene; an observer who conserves his energy and is content to wait."-John Scalzi, The Sagan Diary (Old Man's War, #2.5)
3. The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World
By: Adrianne Lee , Jenn Granneman
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
An introvert guide and manifesto for all the quiet ones—and the people who love them. Is there a… read more
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- psychology
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"As an introvert, you crave intimate moments and deep connections--and those usually aren't found in a crowd."-Adrianne Lee, The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World
"Introverts don’t see life as one big cocktail party. We’re content with just a few meaningful relationships."-Adrianne Lee, The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World
"Introverts live in two worlds: We visit the world of people, but solitude and the inner world will always be our home."-Adrianne Lee, The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World
"Introverts tend to avoid small talk. We'd rather talk about something meaningful than fill the air with chatter just to hear ourselves make noise."-Adrianne Lee, The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World
4. Diggers (Bromeliad Trilogy, #2)
By: Terry Pratchett
3.14
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
'And Grimma said, We have two choices. We can run, or we hide. And they said, Which shall we do? Sh… read more
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5. Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi
By: John Scalzi , Natalie Metzger
3.43
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
The ex-planet Pluto has a few choice words about being thrown out of the solar system. A listing of… read more
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6. Truckers: The First Book of the Nomes
By: Terry Pratchett , Mark Beech
4.22
Format: None pages, Paperback
Under the floorboards of the Store is a world of four-inch-tall nomes that humans never see. It is … read more
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7. Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything
By: Zach Weinersmith , Kelly Weinersmith
3.00
Format: 81 pages, Hardcover
What will the world of tomorrow be like? How does progress happen? And why do we not have a lunar c… read more
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8. The Last Light of the Sun
By: Guy Gavriel Kay
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
In his eagerly awaited new novel, Guy Gavriel Kay turns his gaze to the northlands, brilliantly evo… read more
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9. On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory
By: Thomas Hertog
4.08
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Stephen Hawking’s closest collaborator offers the intellectual supersta… read more
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- audiobook
"We can compare spacetime to an open, conic cup. We move forward in time by following the cone upward to the top. We move through space by going around in circles. If we imagine going back in time, we…"-Thomas Hertog, On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory
10. Harold
By: Steven Wright
3.48
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A uniquely humorous and deeply profound novel from a legendary stand-up comedian that follows the t… read more
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"Looking at the wingless angel Harold firmly believed her shadow should be in color."-Steven Wright, Harold
"She smelled too. Like a 22 year old girl. He tried to place that smell but he couldn't. It seemed like a mixture of skin lotion and confidence."-Steven Wright, Harold
"In Ms Yuka's class he once wrote a poem about it called: 'Listen' The last lines were - I know you know you do it, it doesn't matter to you at all you just want to keep on talking a verbal waterfall"-Steven Wright, Harold
"Harold thought how weird and strange it must be to be a girl. He was glad he wasn’t one because he didn’t think he would be able to do that. Or he wouldn’t want to do that. It’s probably good that yo…"-Steven Wright, Harold
11. Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
By: James Vincent
3.86
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the cubit to the kilogram, the humble inch to the speed of light, measurement is a powerful to… read more
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- history
- audiobook
12. The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History
By: Nathalia Holt
4.18
Format: 379 pages, Hardcover
In The Queens of Animation, author Nathalia Holt recounts the stories of a group of women who have … read more
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- biography
- history
- audiobook
"Sadness transforms comedy, tingeing its edges with emotion and thus delivering fewer laughs but more real humor."-Nathalia Holt, The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History
"It doesn't matter whether one's limbs are wooden or flesh; it is not out bodies that make us human but the way we treat one another."-Nathalia Holt, The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History
13. Scottish Witchcraft: A Complete Guide to Authentic Folklore, Spells, and Magickal Tools
By: Barbara Meiklejohn-Free
3.50
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Hear the Call of the Highlands for Powerful Magick, Healing, and DivinationTake a journey through t… read more
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- audiobook
14. AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
By: Derek Delgaudio
4.26
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Truth and lies are two sides of the same coin. But who's flipping it? A thought-provoking and brill… read more
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"You can learn a lot about yourself when you pretend to be someone else."-Derek Delgaudio, AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
"My mother had taught me the value of truth, but she neglected to teach me the cost."-Derek Delgaudio, AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
"Secrets enter systems like a drug, causing aberrations in the body and clouds in the mind."-Derek Delgaudio, AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
15. Random
By: Penn Jillette
3.36
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
From Penn Jillette of the legendary magic duo Penn & Teller: a rollicking crime caper that will ben… read more
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16. Strong Female Protagonist: Book Two
By: Brennan Lee Mulligan
4.35
Format: 336 pages, ebook
Alison Green used to be a superhero. With unlimited strength and invulnerability, she fought crime … read more
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"Perhaps the answer lies in spurning our gifts altogether, and focusing not on our capabilities, but on our responsibilities. Perhaps it is time to stop paying attention as a species to what we are ca…"-Brennan Lee Mulligan, Strong Female Protagonist: Book Two
"That's very noble of you, cautionary tales of hubris notwithstanding.' 'Hah! Please. Find me a more universally REWARDED quality than hubris. Go on, I'll wait. The word is just ancient Greek for "upp…"-Brennan Lee Mulligan, Strong Female Protagonist: Book Two
17. Limelight: Rush in the ’80s
By: Martin Popoff
4.40
Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition
Part two of the definitive biography of the rock 'n' roll kings of the North In the follow-up to … read more
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18. Seven Games: A Human History
By: Oliver Roeder
3.90
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why―and how―we play them. C… read more
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- history
- unfinished
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19. Bluff
By: Michael Kardos
3.97
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
Michael Kardos brilliantly constructs his new novel Bluff as a magician would, delivering a perfect… read more
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20. How Magicians Think: Misdirection, Deception, and Why Magic Matters
By: Joshua Jay
4.13
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
There’s a saying: The door to magic is closed, but it’s not locked. In How Magicians Think, profess… read more
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- essays
- audiobook
21. David Copperfield's History of Magic
By: David Copperfield
3.85
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An illustrated, illuminating insight into the world of illusion from the world’s greatest and most … read more
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